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Amazon will reportedly ship its video-streaming Android-based device early next month

Rumors have been swirling around Amazon’s launch of a set-top box, and now the Wall Street Journal reports that its video-streaming device will ship in early April via its website, as well as major retailers including Best Buy.

The device is said to run on a version of Android, just like Amazon’s FireOS that power its tablets, and have apps that are already available on Apple and Roku set-top boxes — which could include Netflix and Hulu Plus. Pricing, however, isn’t clear yet. TechCrunch earlier reported that Amazon’s set-top box will be a dongle just like Google’s Chromecast.

There have also been rumors of Amazon developing an Android-based game console, especially after it acquired video gaming studio Double Helix Games — and the set-top box may very well support gaming too.